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surely |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Surely \Sure"ly\, adv 1. In a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly; undoubtedly; assuredly. In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. --Gen. ii 17. He that created something out of nothing, surely can raise great things out of small --South. 2. Without danger; firmly; steadly; securely. He that walketh uprightly walketh surely. --Prov. x. 9. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: surely adv : definitely or positively; "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; (`sure' is used informally for `surely' as in "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come") [syn: {certainly}, {sure}, {for sure}, {for certain}, {sure enough}, {sure as shooting}]
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